Faʻaulusau Rosa Duffy-Stowers

Faʻaulusau Rosa Duffy-Stowers (born ~1962)[1] is a Samoan politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Faʻaulusau Rosa Duffy-Stowers
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Gagaʻifomauga No. 3 (additional)
In office
4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021
Preceded byn/a (additional member)
Personal details
Born~1962
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Duffy-Stowers is an accountant[2] from the villages of Letui and Aopo. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2016 Samoan general election, becoming the first female MP elected as an additional MP under a constitutional amendment to guarantee that 10% of Parliament are women.[1][2] She lost her seat in the 2021 election.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sarafina Sanerivi (16 March 2016). "Woman rewrites history". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Woman MP Elected Under New Law Is Fa'aulusao Rosa". Talanei. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (10 April 2021). "Women exceed Parliamentary quota". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 21 July 2021.